September 11, 2023 Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina (PCANC) announces the election of its fiscal year 2023-2024 executive officers: Dee McDougal, board chair; Stephen Dauchert, board vice-chair; Sharon Baxter, secretary; and William Goebel, treasurer. The executive officers will lead a team of 16 statewide volunteer leaders dedicated to child well-being and family strengthening efforts across North Carolina. Raleigh-native Dee McDougal now serves as Chair of Prevent Child Abuse NC (PCANC)’s Board of Directors. Since joining the board in 2018, she has served in various roles, including vice chair and member of the philanthropy committee. McDougal has a strong professional background...
August 16, 2023 Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina (PCANC) announced the appointments of Allison Jordan, Emmanuel Paul, German Barriga, John Eller and Rebecca Newton to its 2023/2024 statewide board of directors. They join a team of 16 volunteer leaders dedicated to nurturing positive childhoods for all of North Carolina’s children. Allison Jordan of Raleigh, NC is the Director of Accounting and Human Resources for TradeMark Properties. Jordan has been with Trademark Properties since 2008. She received her Bachelor of Science in Forest Resource Management from Clemson University and Master of Accounting from UNC Chapel Hill. Outside of her professional work, she...
August 7, 2023 Prevent Child Abuse NC (PCANC) is proud to welcome Melissa Clepper-Faith as Policy Director. Clepper-Faith has an extensive background in child and family well-being as a pediatrician and continues to serve as a leader in the pediatric community. She will contribute to the Policy Team in a senior leadership role responsible for strategic planning and management oversight of PCANC’s Policy Team. Clepper-Faith joins us from the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute (FPG) at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill where she served as Translational Research Program and Policy Coordinator. Her work in this position spanned...
March 31, 2023 RALEIGH — Recognizing the role everyone plays in helping North Carolina’s children reach their untapped potential, Governor Roy Cooper declared April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. Child Abuse Prevention Month is a time when organizations, businesses, community groups, faith communities and others come together to elevate the importance of creating systems and supporting proven strategies that put children and families first. Some of these proven strategies include increasing investments in family support, building families financial security and implementing family-friendly workplace policies. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina recognize that every single...
Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina Presents Donna Stone Memorial Award Morrisville, N.C. (March 28, 2023) — Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina (PCANC) announced on March 28 that Dr. Wanda Boone, Founder and Executive Director of Together for Resilient Youth, is the recipient of its Donna Stone Memorial Award. The award recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to supporting children and families across North Carolina. PCANC established the award in 1986 to honor Donna J. Stone, founder of Prevent Child Abuse America. Each recipient of this award embodies Stone’s vision of utilizing community engagement, collaboration, and volunteerism to prevent...
Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina Presents Sonia de la Cruz with Parent Leadership Award Morrisville, N.C. (March 28, 2023) — Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina (PCANC) announced on March 28 that Sonia de la Cruz is the recipient of its Parent Leadership Award. The award recognizes a parent who shows exemplary leadership in advocacy, family support, community service and collaboration. Award winners represent the “parent voice” that is critical to strengthening the future of North Carolina children, families and communities. PCANC established the Parent Leadership Award in 2008 to recognize parents who take on leadership roles in their communities. De...
